2023 Nevis Valley Field Trip Saturday 6 December

A great day was had by the 50+ who ventured into the Nevis Valley on Saturday 6 December. The valley lies over the Carrick Range and beyond Duffers Saddle. It has a fascinating history of Maori occupation, pastoral farming and gold mining. We were lucky indeed to be shown around by people with a personal…

2023 Notice of Annual General Meeting

Our 2023 AGM is coming up 9th September in Millers Flat The Annual General Meeting of the Otago Goldfields Heritage Trust Inc will be held on Saturday 9th September 2023 at the Millers Flat hall. 4 pm. 2022 AGM Minutes 2023 AGM Agenda 2023 AGM committee nomination forms 2023 Presidents report (linked here soon) Hi…

2021 Queenstown AGM and Field Trip

Saturday 16th October 2021 Meet 8.45am at the bottom of Coronet Peak road. Free parking here. Bus leaves 9am – seats must be pre-booked. You can self drive your own 4WD with good clearance – When Terry went in there back in August the road was very muddy and rutted. In the Skippers we will…

2019 AGM and Field Trip to Dunedin

Saturday 19th October. Click here for newsletter with more details… Staying at the Dunedin Holiday Park (12 bedroom lodge booked!) Meet 8.30am at Accommodation if you want to ride-share, or meet 9.15 at the Port Chalmers Museum for a guided walking tour. Lunch at Carey’s Bay. Then back to Port Chalmers and the Maritime Museum….

2018 AGM and Field Trip

Click here to register on line for the Field Trip. Friday 5th October: Meet between 10am – 10.30am at Kawarau Woolshed (signposted off Bannockburn Road, 2mins out of Bannockburn) BYO morning tea to have at the Category 1 Heritage NZ listed woolshed. Richard Anderson, will tell us the history of the station and a couple…

2018 AGM and Field Trip around Bannockburn

Friday 5th October:     Click here to register for the Field Trip. Meet between 10am – 10.30am at Kawarau Woolshed (signposted off Bannockburn Road, 2mins out of Bannockburn) BYO morning tea to have at the Category 1 Heritage NZ listed woolshed. Richard Anderson, will tell us the history of the station and a couple of…

The Victorian Picnic at Stewart Town

Victorian Picnic: Saturday 6th October at Stewart Town Bannockburn 10am – 2pm Concept Invite the public to help us to celebrate the work the DoC and OGHT have done at the Stewart Town/Menzies Dam Site Event The public will park at the end of Hall Road, We will use a mini van to ferry people to…

2017 Catlins Field Trip

3-5 April 2017 A fantastic time was had by all who ventured over to Owaka and the Catlins for our April Field Trip. The hospitality of the locals, the fine food, the great weather (!! we had the best weather in the country while everyone else got rained on), the scenery and of course the…

2016 Fruitlands and Little Valley field trip

1st and 2nd December. Finally we have another Field Trip organised. Various options have been thwarted but we now have a great couple of days available for those keen for one last gathering and adventure in the hills before the year is out. Thursday 1st Dec. 10:30am meet up at Speargrass Inn, Fruitlands. Tour by…